单词 | aspalathus |
释义 | Aspalathusn. A genus of African shrubs (family Leguminosæ); the fragrant wood of some of its species. (What plant is referred to in the earlier quotations is not certainly known. Lyte (p. 346) gives Aspalathum as a Latin name of Galangall, and (p. 685) Aspalathus as identified by some with the ‘Acatia of Pontus.’ Johnson gives as his first definition, ‘A plant called the rose of Jerusalem, or our lady's rose.’) ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > African Aspalathus1601 othonne1601 honey flower1712 amber tree1719 Melianthus1731 rhinoceros bush1731 Hottentot cherry1740 sparmannia1801 renosterbos1822 ratsbane1846 black parsley1861 tail-grape1884 milk-tree1885 poison-bush1885 rooibos1893 Natal bottlebrush1907 moonflower1913 the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant substance or perfume > plants and extracts used for > woods and barks sandalwood?c1510 exilila1517 sandal1526 Aspalathus1601 Jew frankincense1678 malambo1816 lign-aloes1859 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 376 Aspalathus: a white thornie shrub..beareth a floure resembling a rose. The root of it is in request for the making of sweet perfumes. 1611 Bible (King James) Ecclus. xxiv. 15 A sweete smell like cinamon, and aspalathus [ Coverdale, balme] . View more context for this quotation 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Aspalath, Aspalathum,..the Wood of a prickly Tree, heavy, oleaginous, somewhat sharp and bitter to the Taste. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1601 |
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